Planning application
The Old Rectory The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Trees in a conservation area notification - Beech Ash hedge line (marked G1, G2 and G3 on plan) crown lift to five metres and remove overhanging branches
As published by the council, reference DC/26/1389/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/1389/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 8 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Chedburgh And Chevington
- Parish
- Lidgate
- Postcode
- CB8 9PP
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Suffolk register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DCON(A)/26/0056 Granted
The Old Rectory The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
Application to discharge conditions 3 (later approval of details) and 5 (arbs measures) of DC/26/0056/FUL
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DC/26/0185/FUL Withdrawn
The Old Rectory The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
Planning application - eight arena lights around menage
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DC/26/0056/FUL Granted
The Old Rectory The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
Planning application - a. single storey extension to existing barn to form stabling b. first floor extension to be accessed via external staircase
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DCON(A)/25/0632 Granted
The Old Rectory The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
Application to discharge conditions 5 (biodiversity enhancement layout) of application DC/25/0632/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2026
Received by West Suffolk
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11 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Suffolk took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Buildingcontrol: E/98/2679/RN (Building Work Complete)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Hamish Dickson Tree Specialist Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Cambridge
Active · incorporated 2026 · Cambridge
11 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 100% granted
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordBrown Applicant, registered in Fareham
Active · incorporated 2005 · Fareham
31 applications on PlanIndex · across 15 councils · 89% granted
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- CONTEXT PICTURE
- CONTEXT PICTURE
- CONTEXT PICTURE
- CONTEXT PICTURE
- CONTEXT PICTURE
- CONTEXT PICTURE
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Suffolk for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Suffolk decided tree works applications in a median of 40 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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